American Chemical Society, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 6(73), p. 2462-2465, 2008
DOI: 10.1021/jo7026596
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A practical synthesis of a peracylated 4-thio-D-ribofuranose 14 starting from inexpensive d-glucose is described. The C2-C6 portion of D-glucose was utilized, in which sulfur was introduced to C5 in two consecutive displacement reactions with net retention of configuration under mild conditions.